flstandardbreds Chapter 139 Royal Men Don’t Talk About Emotions
Chapter 139 Royal Men Don’t Talk About Emotions
The imperial study was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
After a while, the Queen Mother stood up with the help of a dragon-headed cane. Her old waist was a little hunched. She looked at Emperor Kun with cloudy eyes and spoke slowly,
"My mother acknowledged that Concubine Xiao had contributed to my ascension to the throne, and that the Xiao family had helped me a lot.
But you haven't treated them badly. Don't think your mother doesn't know that Prime Minister Xiao's faction is the most powerful in the court. Now they are just short of covering the sky with one hand!"
But Emperor Kun said in a hoarse voice,
"Mother, my son has not done anything wrong. But if jade is not polished, it will not become a useful object. The prince has a kind personality and lacks the wolfish nature! You don't want to see another battle between the legitimate and illegitimate children in the future, right?!"
The Queen Mother's expression changed unpredictably when she heard this, and she finally sighed deeply. She said slowly,
"But have you ever thought about letting it run wild? If you are not careful, your plan will fail.
A hundred years later, half of Daliang fell into the hands of the Xiao family. What would you do? Can you still sit still and think you can make plans?
My son!
You have spoiled Xiao, she has no respect for her elders and is ambitious. The queen is also a useless person who only knows how to avoid her.
With so many concubines in the palace, how many of them have become pregnant over the years?
After finally announcing the good news that the baby was pregnant, she would immediately find some fault with me and hold a criticism meeting. All the good babies were gone just like that!
It is said that having many children brings good fortune, but mother knows that your deliberate indulgence is also responsible for this.
I am old, and now I am no longer able to control or stop this situation. I can't figure out whether you are partial to the crown prince or the second prince? !
But having said that, today, today I am very angry.
You were so foolish as to let her jump out and bully the Crown Prince again. Are you expecting another Imperial Concubine Xiao to appear in the future?
Emperor, love between a young man and a young woman is a taboo for an emperor! Back then... cough cough cough..."
"Mother!"
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The Queen Mother did not finish her words because she started coughing violently because she spoke too quickly.
Emperor Kun patted the Empress Dowager's back gently with concern.
After a while, the Queen Mother finally stopped coughing. She trembled and walked slowly with the help of a dragon-headed cane.
Emperor Kun hurriedly reached out to help, but the Queen Mother pushed him away, saying sternly,
"Emperor, I don't care how my mother and I got our current wealth and glory. I only ask you to remember one thing, the prince is your legitimate son.
Sometimes the touchstone cannot guarantee that there will be no mistakes every time! If the father and son really fall out in the future, it will be difficult to bring them back. That’s all the words from the Queen Mother.”
After saying this, the empress dowager slowly opened the door. Nanny Gui, who was waiting outside, hurried forward and held her hand.
Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of people kneeling down outside the door to see them off.
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After the Queen Mother left,
Eunuch De knocked on the door, came in, looked at the emperor's face and asked anxiously,
"Your Majesty, what about the oral order?"
"Let's wait for a while! Go tell the prince that all the problems have been resolved first."
"Here!"
Eunuch De bowed and took his leave, then hurried to the Eastern Palace.
Emperor Kun stood at the window of the imperial study.
I remembered the beautiful, flamboyant and energetic Concubine Xiao when she was young.
In order to help myself, I am full of fighting spirit.
Her little head was filled with tricks that were no less clever than those of men. Whenever she spoke of them, her eyes would curve with pride and her whole body seemed to glow.
It was this little look full of wisdom and a little bit forgetful that fascinated him.
At that time, I was really obsessed with her to the point of being crazy.
And when did he become wary of her?
Was it when she gave birth to the second prince?
Is it when the prince suddenly stops being interested in women?
Is it the time when the women in the palace no longer get pregnant?
Emperor Kun shook his head gently and closed his eyes.
The Xiao family is ambitious.
Only he himself knows that he cannot allow others to snore beside his bed!
What Emperor Kun dared not say in his heart was that between love and power, he would choose power without hesitation.
That’s it. No one knew what Emperor Kun was thinking. All they knew was that the emperor stood there for a long time without moving.
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East Palace,
Soon, the prince, who was lying on the bed with ointment applied on his back by Imperial Physician Wang, learned that the premeditated self-torture scheme had been ruined by the Empress Dowager.
He was anxious, fearing that the longer Fang Qingge and her son stayed outside, the greater the danger they would face. But he couldn't bear to hide them.
He stood up and called Eunuch Fu,
"Ahfu, send two secret guards over there to protect the safety of the mother and her two children."
Eunuch Fu's heart trembled slightly, and anxious words came out of his mouth.
"Your Highness, you can't do that! You only have these five secret guards by your side, and they are new recruits who are not yet fully trained. If you send two more, what will you do if you run into danger?
Your Highness, there is also a guard named Wang Xiaowu over there!"
After saying this in disapproval, Eunuch Fu knelt on the ground and begged,
"Your Highness, I think you should tell the Queen Mother and the Empress about the children!
Maybe if they are happy, they can enter the palace without any effort?"
The prince lay on the bed and laughed bitterly.
"Ahfu, Ahfu, why did I go through so much trouble and suffer so much?
Haven't you figured it out yet?"
"Your Highness, although the Queen Mother and the Empress are not satisfied with Miss Fang, the two children are what they have been looking forward to for a long time!"
The prince did not answer, but smiled bitterly, thinking of the strict teachings of the Queen Mother and his mother since he was a child.
"Since you are shouldering the heavy responsibility of the future rise and fall of Daliang, if you want to keep your position as the crown prince, you must put aside your romantic feelings.
The best policy is to ensure that all the three thousand beauties in the harem are equally blessed.
Prince, royal men never talk about feelings. Remember that!"
The prince felt a little sad when he thought of this. He suddenly asked,
"Ah Fu, you know the Queen Mother who never meddles in other people's business, why didn't she agree to Fang Qingge entering the palace?"
"Ah? Didn't the Queen Mother dislike Miss Fang for having no family background and being just a commoner?"
"Wrong! You think too simply. The Queen Mother is afraid that Fang Qingge will become the second Concubine Xiao. She is afraid that the harem will be in turmoil in the future!
Even if I told the Queen Mother about the existence of the two children, she would definitely take the same approach as the Queen Mother.
If I tell the Queen Mother and my mother the truth, for the sake of superficial peace in the Eastern Palace and for the Crown Princess, within half a day Fang Qingge and her son and her three children will be in a tragedy where the mother will be killed and the son will be kept.
The only children in the Eastern Palace would naturally become the children of the Crown Princess.
In this case, do I still dare to tell others about the child?
As long as Fang Qingge cannot enter the palace, the child cannot be exposed.
To be honest, I was too impatient and a little careless this time. I only wanted to use Concubine Xiao to elevate Fang Qingge's status, but I also touched the bottom line of the Empress Dowager, who always ignored other people's affairs. "
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